WLRQ-FM 99.3 Cocoa

WLRQ-FM 99.3
Cocoa

Original Call Letters: WEZY

Originally Licensed: Jun 15, 1967

Original City of License: Cocoa

Original Frequency: 99.3

Origin of Call Letters: Sounds like; Light Rock=Light RQ

Original Power: 3,000 watts

Original Location:

Original Format: Adult Contemporary

Network Affiliation(s):	ABC
	Westwood One

Owner(s):	1967-Gannett Florida Corp.
	1982-EZY, Inc. ($1.05 million with co-located WMYM-AM 1350)
	1995-GEM Broadcasting
	1996-Capstar
	1997-Commodore Media
	1997-Capstar Broadcasting
	1999-Chancellor Media
	1999-AMFM
	2000-Clear Channel
	2004-Capstar
	2008-Clear Channel
	2018-Capstar TX. LLC

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WEZY-1967-Simulcast of WEZY-AM 1350
	WEZY-1973-Automated Beautiful Music
	WLRQ-1988-Beautiful Music
	WLRQ-1990-Lite Rock
	WLRQ-1992-News
	WLRQ-1994-Adult Contemporary
	WLRQ-2000-Adult Standards/News/Talk
	WLRQ-2006-Lite Rock

Some History of WLRQ
Thanks to Dave Kelly for a bit of history. "...WLRQ-EZY Communications was private company managed by the Klepper family out of Ohio. Tanya Klepper was the GM. In 1997 Commodore Media transferred ownership to Capstar in ’98, then AMFM and finally Clear Channel a few years ago."

The WLRQ staff. Jay Waggoner is third from the left
courtesy of Jay Waggoner

Some of the folks pictured are: Clare Carver, Tanya Klepper, Jay Waggoner, Phil Noble, Bill Diamond, Mark Cantoni and Jim Richards.
Clare Carver adds some names to the above staff photo. Sam Winstead standing in the back in the black shirt. Derald Johnson is standing to Bill Diamond's left. Bill is the white haired fellow in the center. Bill was in sales. Barbara Bell who did news is in the Mickey Mouse shirt.

courtesy of Jay Waggoner

WLRQ Personalities

Rita Michaels-1986-1988-EZY, Inc.

Charlie Morgan (Jim Pride)-1988-Mornings/General Manager-EZY, Inc.

"Cap'n" Chris Hill-1989-1991-EZY, Inc. Biography

Clare Carver-1989-1993-Mid-days/Assistant Program Director/Program Director-EZY, Inc.

Derald Johnson-1992-Mornings-EZY, Inc.

Dave Kelly-1995-Mornings/Program Director-GEM Broadcasting Biography

Karen Kay-1996-2000-Mornings-EZY, Inc./GEM Broadcasting/Capstar/Commodore Media/Chancellor Media/AMFM/Clear Channel Biography

Brenda Matthews-2003-2008-3PM-7PM-Clear Channel Biography
Brenda resigned from Lite Rock 99.3 on Friday, 2/29/08

Michael W. Lowe-2004-2020-Program Director/Mornings-Gannett Florida Corp./EZY, Inc./GEM Broadcasting/Capstar/Commodore Media/Chancellor Media/AMFM/Clear Channel *Biography*
Mark Cantoni
Phil Noble
Tascha Marsh (Tascha Foy)-Receptionist/Air Staff
Tascha at the front desk	Tascha in the studio
photos courtesy of Jay Waggoner
Jason Lee (Jay Waggoner)-Overnights/Middays/Engineer *In Memory*
Darrald Johnson

Bob Newport

Eric Young-3PM-7PM/The Lite Jazz Brunch-Sundays-8AM-Noon

Barbara Bell-News

Kenneth West-News Director

JT Daniels Biography

Mark Lander-Program Director
Mindy Levy

Theresa Lucas-Sun-12AM - 6AM

Jeff Stevens-Sun-6AM-10AM

Madison-Sun-10AM- 3PM

Other Names in WLRQ History

Charlie Morgan-1988-General Manager-EZY, Inc.

Jim Faires-1999-Sales Director-AMFM

Samantha Whaley-1999-Promotions Director-AMFM

Katrina Perez-2010-2011-President/General Manager-Clear Channel Communications Inc.

Ken Holiday-2011-Cluster Operations Manager/2016-Area Senior Vice President for Melbourne and Fort Myers and Punta Gorda Cluster/Afternoon drive-IHeart Media

Tom Davis-2013- Vice President/Market Manager for the Melbourne three station cluster-Clear Channel Media and Entertainment

Tanya Klepper-General Manager

Jim Richards

Bob Johnson

Bill Diamond-Sales

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